Self-healing property spotted in organic crystals can help designing advanced self-healing smart materials

• Indian researchers identified an autonomous self-healing property in organic crystals with layer-like structure — healing within milliseconds without external stimuli (light/heat/solution).
• Significance for UPSC: GS-III Science & Technology (indigenous R&D, advanced/smart materials), example of DST-funded frontier science with applications in flexible electronics, optics and biomimetic materials.